The EGKC Championship

THE EGKC SEASON 12 HAS BEGUN!

Since its inception, the EGKC has successfully run 11 full seasons of the EGKC championship. The next round of the Season 12 Championship is a night race on the 2nd of April.

The EGKC Championship is open to all Emirates Group employees, their dependents (spouses, children above 13, siblings, etc.), and specially invited guests.

The races are planned as follows:

Round 1Sunday, 15th January 2023Karting Town, Sharjah
Round 2Sunday, 5th February 2023Karting Town, Sharjah
Round 3Sunday, 26th February 2023Karting Town, Sharjah
Round 4Saturday, 11th March 2023Karting Town, Sharjah
Round 5Sunday, 2nd April 2023 (Night race)Karting Town, Sharjah
*Date & venue subject to change

As it stands after Round 4

Professional category

  1. Maxime Seurat 318 points
  2. Yahidj Chady 279
  3. Jan Bobert 153
  4. Hugo De Frutos Maeso 140

Amateur category

  1. Edwin Cardoza 387 points
  2. Jack Demirjian 375
  3. Walif Jamil 288
  4. Joshwin Joby 277
  5. Faisal Nadeem 229
  6. Alexander Garabedian 205
  7. Ravin Ramtohul 183
  8. Fadl Ezzeddine 120
  9. Dawid Kostrzewa 108
  10. Ankur Jayantilal 98
  11. Emad Raja 94
  12. Anushka Fernando 91
  13. Norayr Djerrahian 78
  14. Enzo Froidevaux 72

Masters category

  1. Tom Walker 363 points
  2. Fabio Davoli 361
  3. Redza Jamil 307
  4. Julien Roudil 306
  5. Husain Raj 275
  6. Heeten Pindoria 184
  7. Fulvio Parrilli 127
  8. Roberto Beni 124
  9. Dimitrios Bantanis-Kapirnas 98
  10. JB Froidevaux 98
  11. Bilal Agra 98
  12. Alp Buyukkara 90

You can choose to race in either of these three categories:

Professionals, Amateurs, and Masters (above 35 years old)

You can choose to race in any category so that you will be able to race amongst those with your ability and skill level.

RACE FORMAT:

QUALIFYING SESSION

The duration of the qualifying session per race category will be 10 mins.

In the case of two drivers achieving identical best lap times, the organizers will revert to the second-best lap time set by each individual in order to determine priority, and so on.

RACE 1

The length of Race 1 will be fifteen (15) minutes.

The grid will line up based on the qualifying session.

The winner of the race is the driver completing the most laps in the stipulated time.

RACE 2 (REVERSE GRID):

The length of Race 2 will be fifteen (15) minutes

The grid will be reversed for from Race 1 results.

The grid will be reversed based on category.

The PRO category drivers will be lined up at the front of the grid.

The AM category drivers will line behind the last of the PRO category drivers.

The MSTR category drivers will line behind the last of the AM category drivers.

The winner of the race is the driver completing the most laps in the stipulated time.

And, as in previous seasons, trophies will be awarded to the top three drivers in each category.

The cost is AED300 per driver, per round (cash only).

View & download the full Season 12 Regulations here.


PAST SEASONS

SEASON 11 (2021)

The EGKC Championship Season 11 concluded with three new champions crowned.

In the Pro category, Maxime Seurat pipped Anthony Shanouk in the final round by 37 points after picking up pole position, two category wins, and a fastest lap bonus point. Darshane Dayaratne rounded up the top three.

In the Master category, Redza Jamil failed to defend his title after a masterclass performance by Julien Roudil throughout Season 11. Julien had picked up 610 points from a possible maximum of 627 from 7 wins out of 8 races he took part in. Fabio Davoli completed the top three after 2 perfect Ironman sessions picking up valuable championship points.

Benjamin Allison dominated the Amateur championship, picking up 615 points (out of a possible 627) winning 6 races and 3 perfect Ironman time-trial sessions. Hussain Alkhayat secured second position after a consistent performance throughout the season. Guillaume Haidan who had picked up a valuable second place in the final race secured third position by a mere 5 points.


EGKC SEASON 11 TROPHY WINNERS

Final Standings (18 Apr 2021)

 Professional CategoryPoints
1Maxime Seurat571
2Anthony Shanouk534
3Darshane Dayaratne461
4Andre Khoury452
5Sunny Hafiz385
6Sevag Balmanian306
7Mohd Zubair Hossain272
8Rudy Khoubbieh237
8Luka Demirovski237
10Rabih Santina223
10Jan Bobert223
12Aron Demirovski 202
13Husain Raj175
14Pavel Knittle150
15Yahidj Chady133
16Maxime Cimino130
17Hugo de Frutos Maeso88
18Mahmood Jaafar49
19Gustavo Ramirez39

 Amateur CategoryPoints
1Benjamin Allison615
2Hussain Alkhayat539
3Guillaume Haidan489
4Zuhier Hassan Zulkifli484
5Roberto Beni461
6Enzo Ashish240
7Simone Cacciatori141
8Michael Beuss139
9Sonny Dorian109
9David Vandekerhove109
11Matt Babic108
12Fadl Ezzeddine 84
13Alex Scerri 81
13Mateusz Todryk81
15Emad Raja78
16Don Munusinghe49

 Masters CategoryPoints
1Julien Roudil610
2Redza Jamil553
3Fabio Davoli414
4Peter Francis368
5Blaise Hilty361
6James Fleming304
7Hissam Khan280
8Aroosh Naqvi208
9Luca Alifredi 143
10Wade Shepherd 87
11John Papadopoulos84

SEASON X (2019-20)

Final standings:

Professional Category
CHAMPION – Jiby Kuriakose 618 points
2nd Place – Nabil Jamil 503 points
3rd Place – Aron Demirovski 493 points

Amateur Category
CHAMPION – Manu Mathew 657 points
2nd Place – Sevag Balmanian 616 points
3rd Place – Andre Khoury 595 points

Master Category
CHAMPION – Redza Jamil 640 points
2nd Place – Fabio Davoli 622 points
3rd Place – Peter Francis 587 points

Final Championship Table


 

SEASON 9 (2018-19)

EGKC S9R9

 Professional Category

Champion – Tom Raw

2nd Place – John Barsi

3rd Place – Hugo de Frutos Maeso

Amateur Category

Champion – Bernardo de Carvalho

2nd Place – Darshane Dayaratne

3rd Place – Peter Francis

Masters Category

Champion – Alex Scerri

PRO S9
AM S9

SEASON 8 (2017-18)

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 Professional Category

Champion – Jiby Kuriakose

2nd Place – Maxime Seurat

3rd Place – Ashar Tareen

4th Place – John Barsi

5th Place – Fulvio Parrilli

Amateur Category

Champion – Maxime Cimino

2nd Place – Nabil Jamil

3rd Place – Hesham Elwahsh

4th Place – Atli Gudmundsson

5th Place – Darshane Davaratne

Fastest Guest – Peter Francis

Fastest Lady – Miwa Yoshida

Fastest Lap (Dubai Kartdrome Outdoor Track)

Amateur Category – Hesham Elwahsh (1:10.995)

Professional Category – Dany Hokayem (1:10.154)

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SEASON 7 (2016-17)

Season 7 finale

Series 75

Champion – Jiby Kuriakose

2nd place – Sai Prakash

3rd place – Maxime Seurat

4th place – Henry Jenkins

5th place – Ashar Tareen

Series 85

Champion – Fulvio Parrilli

2nd place – Fabio Davoli

3rd place – Hugo De Frutos

4th place – Redza Jamil

5th place – Asim Ashraf


SEASON 6 (2015-16)

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Series 75

Champion – Jiby Kuriakose

2nd place – Mohd Zubair Hossain

3rd place – Alex Sy

4th place – Maxime Seurat

5th place – Dany Hokayem

Series 85

Champion – John Barsi

2nd place – Redza Jamil

3rd place – Fulvio Parrilli

4th place – Jose Borges

5th place – Alain Schootbrugge


SEASON 5 (2014-15)

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Normals (minimum 75kgs)

Champion – Jiby Kuriakose

2nd place – Mohd Zubair Hossain

3rd place – Maxime Seurat

4th place – Redza Jamil

5th place – Tom Raw

Heavies (minimum 85kgs)

Champion – John Barsi

2nd place – Dany Hokayem

3rd place – Fabio Davoli

4th place – Keith Janaway

5th place – Sachin Kumar


SEASON 4 (2013-14)

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Normals (minimum 75kgs)

Champion – Jiby Kuriakose

2nd place – Nadir Ahmed Abdullah

3rd place – Tom Soubiron

4th place – Alex Sy

5th place – Preston Schumann

Heavies (minimum 85kgs)

Champion – Mohd Zubair Hossain

2nd place – Dany Hokayem

3rd place – Keith Janaway

4th place – John Barsi

5th place – Redza Jamil


SEASON 3 (2012-2013)

Season 3 R7

Normals (minimum 75kgs)

Champion – Tom Soubiron

2nd place – Jiby Kuriakose

3rd place – Alex Sy

4th place – Jade Grech

5th place – Sai Prakash

Heavies (minimum 85kgs)

Champion – Mohd Zubair Hossain

2nd place – Keith Janaway

3rd place – Luca Lucchesi

4th place – Sachin Kumar

5th place – Dany Hokayem


SEASON 2 (2011-12)

Season 2 championship

Normals (<80kgs)

Champion – Nadir Ahmed Abdullah

2nd place – Jiby Kuriakose

3rd place – Sai Prakash

 4th place – Mohammed Hanif

5th place – Eric Zimmerman

Heavies (80kgs and more)

Champion – Mohd Zubair Hossain

2nd place – Luca Lucchesi

3rd place – Keith Janaway

4th place – Amit Prasad

5th place – Damiano Tolomelli


SEASON 1 (2011)

Season 1 championship

Champion – Nadir Ahmed Abdullah

2nd place – Jiby Kuriakose

3rd place – Pavel Knittle

4th place – Sai Prakash

5th place – Damiano Tolomelli